Lyr Req: Song from 'The Nephew' - Fil, fil a rún ó

Subject: Song from 'The Nephew'
From:
Date: 05 Feb 01 - 04:25 AM

Would anyone know the name and lyrics (and translation) to the slow ballad type song, sung in Irish Gaelic, in the movie "The Nephew"? The scene was the wake... phonetically it began like this:

feel feel a run oh

Sound familiar to anyone? Please if you know if this song, or know where I might research it, could you email me?

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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song from 'The Nephew'
From: Sorcha
Date: 05 Feb 01 - 11:39 AM

Could this possibly be Shule (Shool, Suile, etc.) Aroon? Only because the phonetics are similar........I haven't seen the movie, so I don't really know.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song from 'The Nephew'
From:
Date: 06 Feb 01 - 12:37 AM

SHULE AROON

thanks for the suggestion, so I did a search and found Shule Aroon on this site and played it... its not the same one I heard thouh. Helps to rule out a possiblity though, thanks.

The song I heard definately started out like this phonetically:

feel, feel aroon oh ?(feal, feal ah run o)

thanks

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song from 'The Nephew'
From: Sorcha
Date: 06 Feb 01 - 01:01 AM

It was only a thought, sorry it didn't work, keep looking for someone who has seen the movie, and that won't be me. Sorry my idea didn't work.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song from 'The Nephew'
From:
Date: 06 Feb 01 - 01:36 PM

Found it! Some one told me its called:

"Fil a run o"... now to find the lyrics!

mary PS... see the movie.. is a nice story about an American youth who goes to Ireland to meet his Uncle..

Subject: Lyr Add: FIL, FIL A RÚN Ó
From:
Date: 21 Aug 01 - 03:25 AM

From IrTrad, I just found this:

It is a very popular Donegal song "Fil, Fil A Run O", written in 1739. It is the lament of a mother whose son "changed his coat" during the Penal times.

FIL, FIL A RÚN Ó

Fil, fil a rún ó
fil a rún ó is ná himigh uaim
Fillorm a chuisle's a stór,
Agus chifidh tú 'n ghlóir má fhillean tú

Shúil mise thall is abhus
I móta ghrainn' óige do rudagh mé
'S ni fhaca aon iontas go fóill
Mar an sagart Ó Dónaill 'na mhinistir.

Fil, fil a rún ó
fil a rún ó is ná himigh uaim
Fillorm a chuisle's a stór,
Agus chifidh tú 'n ghlóir má fhillean tú.

Dhiúltaigh tú Peadar is Pól
Mar gheall ar an ór's ar an airgead;
Dhúiltaigh tú banrion na glóire
Agus d'iompaigh tú i gcóta 'n mhinistir.

Fil, Fil a rún ó,
fil a rún ó is ná himigh uaim
Má fhillean tú innui nó go deo
Fil insan ord 'nar oileadh tú.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song from 'The Nephew'
From: GUEST,Sheila
Date: 21 Aug 01 - 11:26 PM

Where can we listen to this tune? Where is "IrTrad?" Thanks, and looking forward.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song from 'The Nephew'
From: GUEST
Date: 20 Dec 09 - 06:13 AM

I found an acapella version of this song on you tube by Cara Dillon. Anyone have the phonetic version?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song from 'The Nephew'
From: GUEST,Vocalist in need
Date: 01 Feb 11 - 12:34 PM

Also looking for phonetics...esp. from the donegal area???

...looking to perform this song in a voice recital and would like to use more than recordings to learn it.

Slainte

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song from 'The Nephew'
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 05 Feb 11 - 01:51 PM

Guest Vocalist: This article might be helpful: Irish phonology at Wikipedia.